The firm hired Cushman & Wakefield in October to shop six of its rental buildings, five on the Upper West Side and one in Morningside Heights, all in close proximity to Columbia University. The 135,000-square-foot package had 152 rental units and five retail spaces, and a combined 38,300 square feet in air rights.

In recent months, investors have turned to refinancing to stay afloat at properties they at one point wanted to sell. Walton Street Capital and RXR Realty refinanced their office tower at 237 Park Avenue after de-listing a 49 percent stake, and a Property Markets Group-led partnership refinanced a newly developed Long Island City rental tower 1 QPS instead of selling it.